I
have had so much fun joining the Alice in Wonderland Tea Party with Powertex
UK. I love fantasy themes and wanted to make a working clock full of bright fun
colours and sparkle. Hope that you like my Alice Clock. It certainly fills me
with cheer and makes me smile.
I had
an old heart shaped MDF working clock that really needed a revamp. I combined
it with the Pocket
Watch Kit to create my crazy clock. The kit contains a stand, solid back
and frame to make up a 3D pocket watch. Also included are lots of smaller
embellishments for decoration – great kit.
The stand was put together using Black Powertex
to coat and glue everything together.
The
open watch frame was coated with Black Powertex.
The back and outer rim of the solid pocket watch shape were
also coated with Black Powertex. The central area was painted with Ivory Powertex
ready for adding images. When dry, pocket watch images from a decorative Rice Paper
were applied using Easy Coat
Mat decoupage medium. The sheet I used does not appear to be in stock at
the moment but the Victorian
Steampunk sheet is similar. The surface was spritzed with a little Green Bister
to knock back the harshness of the Ivory colour.
I coated my recycled MDF clock with Ivory Powertex on the
front, Black on the back. Again Easy Coat was used to add Rice Paper images.
You can still see the original painted numbers on my old clock face.
A
layer of Crackle Accents (Ranger) was added onto the clock face images to give
an aged crackle effect. When dry, more Green Bister was added to emphasise the
crackle (the wet colour seeps into the cracks). Texture was then applied using Easy Structure Paste
through the Wonderland
Stencil. I dabbed over with a little black Powertex to cover some of the
bright white colour. Easy Structure Paste was also used as a strong 3D glue to attach
the watch to the stand.
Rice
paper images were also applied to my recycled heart clock. Layers of kitchen
paper were applied around the decoupaged images using ivory Powertex to give added
texture. I also added Easy Structure Paste through the stencil to add hearts.
Several
of the new Acrylic
Inks and Paints were used to add colour to my project (Acrylic Inks in Egg
Yolk, Tangerine, Golden Metallic, Viola Metallic and Aqua Metallic; Acrylic
Paints in Raspberry Sorbet, Orange Marmalade and Key Lime). The inks are
gorgeous fluid transparent colours ideal for painting over other colours or
patterned papers. The medium bodied acrylic colours are semi-translucent and
are great for heavier colour and layering. I LOVE them.
A
piece of tree bark was treated with Transparent Powertex. I have had this piece
in my stash for years (so it was fully dried out) just waiting for a suitable
project to use it on.
The
pocket watch frame was glued in place with Transparent Powertex ensuring that
it was well centred. Easy Structure paste was used to glue 3D elements onto the
base stand. Bronze
Powertex was used to cover and colour the Easy Structure Paste where needed.
At this stage I checked that the clock hands would be able to move freely
around the clock face (once it’s all glued and dry it’s well and truly glued!).
The
small MDF heart (from my recycled clock) was treated with black Powertex. I
added some 3D Sand
and Balls into the wet Powertex for texture. When dry I coloured with Easy Varnish and Interference
Lilac Pearl Pigment. Have you seen these new Pearl Pigment colours?
WOWeeee! I rubbed over a little Pebeo
Gilding Wax (gold) to cover the edges and highlight the texture more.
Gilding
Wax was also rubbed over the Pocket Watch tops and tree bark. A thick greyboard
frame and rectangle was coated in Black Powertex to create a table. A piece of
lace and scrap of knitted cotton was also coated in Black Powertex to fill in
the base of the ‘tree’ and to create the table cloth. I started placing other MDF
elements from the Pocket Watch Kit (but not glued down yet).
More
colour was added with the Acrylic Paints. The metal clock hands were coated
with Jade Patina (Ranger).
…..
and yes my craft stash is encroaching inwards – tee hee.
I continued to build the scene, coating elements with Black
or Ivory Powertex then colouring with Acrylic Paints before gluing down with
Powertex.
The
MDF sentiments and Flamingoes were from the Alice Collection; the
butterflies, dragonfly, numbers and spirals from the Pocket Watch Kit. The
sentiment plaque was a greyboard piece from my stash. I added some 3D Sand and
Balls to the Flamingo wings for extra texture.
A layer of Glossy Accents (Ranger) was applied over some of
the painted elements and fine crystal glitter dropped into the wet surface for
added bling and sparkle. The piece was then left overnight, propping it in a
horizontal position.
I also added an MDF
Heart Flower, Lion, cat and small bird from Mini
Hieroglyphs, MDF flowers and leaves plus greyboard flowers (from my stash).
The little signposts were made from recycled wooden canvas stretchers and black
alcohol marker used to write.
Then I had fun with my dies. Each element was built up using
4 layers of either black or Kraft card and layers glued together with Powertex
to make them thick and robust. Coffee Archival Ink (Ranger) was used to stamp the
chairs (Sizzix). The cake stand, cupcakes, small cup & saucer, spoon &
fork and teapot cut (Intricutz); the larger cup & saucer and top hat
(Sheena Douglass); the chandelier (Crafters Companion) were built and glued in
place with Easy Structure paste where needed to give added depth. More Glossy
Accents and glitter were added over some of the elements.
Finally a little dry brushed colour was added over some of
the textured surfaces using Easy Varnish and the Pigment colours (Iridescent
Lilac, Violet Valentine, Rich Gold).
I will leave it for around three weeks for everything to
fully cure, then finish with Easy Varnish to fully seal everything and give added
protection to painted surfaces.
I’ve popped in some close ups for you. Ooooh sparkly flamingos.
I am always running late so this sentiment is perfect for my
clock – tee hee.
You
can see that crackle texture on the watch faces here.
Lots
of layering and sparkle.
I absolutely love my new clock. I hope that you love it too,
Anne xxx.
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